Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun May 14, 2023 8:15 pm

The family!
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Finally got the black covers on the Guar-Mus. he he

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Post by MattK » Sun May 14, 2023 9:41 pm

WOW those look good. Absolutely outstanding work. Hats off!

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Post by javier-san » Sun May 14, 2023 10:30 pm

Black covers look great! Also, all of these are dope AF.

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Post by smjenkins » Tue May 16, 2023 9:29 pm

My, my, that is a great looking family photo. Love each of those colors and just about every other choice. Classy AF.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri May 19, 2023 10:16 pm

Thankyou!!!


Here's the latest on the Cross Leon proto-1

The graphic on the headstock was the owner's idea. I think it fills the space nicely.
Adds an art-deco vibe.

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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Fri May 19, 2023 10:47 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Fri May 19, 2023 10:16 pm
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This is a great looking guitar!

I love that headstock design & would go so far as to say that Eclipse would be a brilliant permanent name for this model.
Something about the curvature of the tail end just fits the whole design & name perfectly. Bravo!
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Post by sal paradise » Fri May 19, 2023 11:32 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Fri May 19, 2023 10:16 pm
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Everything about this is perfect. The font & the graphic 👌🏼
I have nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion?

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Post by MattK » Sat May 20, 2023 12:25 am

Totally agree - what a beast, it looks fantastic. Congratulations!

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:05 pm

Full Vista vibe!

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Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:48 pm

I bought another one of these made in China necks.
Not sure what I'll do with it. Just couldn't resist buying it.
The quality is very nice. and they are finally putting the side dots in the right spot.
I still don't know why they stain these necks bright orange though.

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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Thu Jun 15, 2023 11:18 pm

Those frets look HUGE!
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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Jun 16, 2023 3:12 am

PorkyPrimeCut wrote:
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Those frets look HUGE!
Yeah, they are probably too big for me. Maybe I'll replace them with smaller vintage fret wire.

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by gerardguey » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:35 pm

That musicmaster looks awesome, looking forward to see how that one turns out. That's one of the models I really wish Squier would bring back.

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Post by Daitong II » Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:15 pm

Great work! Really dig what I’ve seen!

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Re: Cross Guitars - projects and restorations

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:06 pm

gerardguey wrote:
Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:35 pm
That musicmaster looks awesome, looking forward to see how that one turns out. That's one of the models I really wish Squier would bring back.
I agree. A Classic Vibe version would be really cool. Or an even more affordable Bullet/affinity version.

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